calculate

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Before, an importer would have to calculate the amount of the tariff due based on how much metal was in the product and then apply separate tariff rates to the item’s remaining components.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Figures used to calculate this are different to the pure pre-tax loss.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

For instance, inertial navigation systems—used to calculate a position, orientation and speed of an object—were initially developed for rockets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Previous studies had confirmed that nanoplastics existed in ocean water, but no one had been able to calculate how much was actually there.

From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026

It was hard to calculate the passage of time.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull